Episode Five: Rise! Production Credits
THE AFRICAN AMERICANS: MANY RIVERS TO CROSS
Episode Five: Rise!
A Film by Kunhardt McGee Productions
and Inkwell Films
In Association with Ark Media
DIRECTOR/PRODUCER
PHIL BERTELSEN
SENIOR PRODUCER
RACHEL DRETZIN
EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS
HENRY LOUIS GATES, JR.
PETER KUNHARDT
DYLLAN McGEE
__________________________________________________________________
EDITOR
PAULA HEREDIA
SENIOR STORY PRODUCER
LESLIE ASAKO GLADSJO
CO-PRODUCER
HAZEL GURLAND-POOLER
WRITTEN BY
HENRY LOUIS GATES, JR.
ORIGINAL SCORE BY
PAUL BRILL
CLOSING THEME BY
WYNTON MARSALIS
DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY
GRAHAM SMITH
DIRECTOR OF STILLS GRAPHICS
CHRIS KING
RESEARCHER
BRITTANY CLEMONS
HENRY LOUIS GATES’ WARDROBE
MAURICE SEDWELL
BESPOKE TAILORS
SAVILE ROW, LONDON
THE ANDOVER SHOP
CAMBRIDGE, MA
SUPERVISING PRODUCERS
REBECCA BRILLHART
TIMOTHY MESSLER
ARCHIVAL PRODUCER
AMY BRILLHART
POST PRODUCTION SUPERVISOR
STEPHEN ALTOBELLO
ADDITIONAL EDITING
BRUCE SHAW
HOWARD SHARP
SUPERVISING EDITOR
NANCY NOVACK
LINE PRODUCER
STEF GORDON
SENIOR RESEARCHERS
DONALD YACOVONE
MARIAL IGLESIAS YUTSET
ARCHIVAL CONSULTANT
AMY SCHEWEL
ADDITIONAL WRITING
PAUL TAYLOR
ADDITIONAL CAMERA
STEPHEN MCCARTHY
GREGORY BRUTUS
RYAN HILL
AUSTIN DE BESCHE
SOUND RECORDIST
MARK MANDLER
ADDITIONAL SOUND
MARIO CARDENAS
PAUL SCHMITZ
GAFFER
JOHN CHITTICK
NICHOLAS PASQUARIELLO
ADDITIONAL ANIMATION
ANDY CAHILL
BRIAN OAKES
ASSISTANT EDITORS
STEVEN J. GOLLIDAY
BRITTANY KAPLAN
CHRIS KING
RYAN DILTS
MARISA BERGQUIST
GIANCARLO BALDINO
LISA GROSS
TOVAH LIEBOWITZ
RYAN WESTPHAL
APPRENTICE EDITOR
KELLY NGUYEN
ONLINE EDITOR
CHRIS CONNOLLY
VO ENGINEERS
KEVIN MCLAUGHLIN
CHARLIE ESPOSITO
SOUND EFFECTS
PHILIP DESLOOVERE
FOLEY ARTIST
BRIAN VANCHO
SOUND RE-RECORDING
RICHARD FAIRBANKS
TRANSCRIPTION
CLK TRANSCRIPTION, INC.
MUSIC CLEARANCE
HANNAH OLSON
ADDITIONAL MUSIC BY
ELIZABETH ZIMAN
NEIL CLEARY
5 ALARM
OFFICE PRODUCTION ASSISTANTS
RAYMOND CHIU
SALIM HASBINI
ALISTAIR MACKAY
PRODUCTION ASSISTANTS
NICOLE BOZORGMIR
FARLEY CRAWFORD
STEPHEN ROBINSON
AMANDA SHEARROW
INTERNS
E. GORDON BERROA
MAX BLOOM
JESSIE BOAS
THEA CHALONER
CARLY CIRICILLO
ELON COOK
OLIVER DUNNE
ALEX FERRIGNO
TIEN CHI FU
ADAM GOLUB
MARISSA GOUVERNE
SAMANTHA GOWDA
AISSA GUEYE
RACHEL HAWATMEH
MARY MIRZAMANI
DANIEL MOISOFF
DAN SZNAJDERMAN
YONGLE WANG
COLIN WELCH
ADVISORS
BILL ANDREWS, UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA
HERMAN L. BENNETT, CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK
IRA BERLIN, UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND
DAVID BINDMAN, UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF LONDON
DAVID W. BLIGHT, YALE UNIVERSITY
VINCENT BROWN, HARVARD UNIVERSITY
CLAYBORNE CARSON, STANFORD UNIVERSITY
LAURENT DUBOIS, DUKE UNIVERSITY
BRENT EDWARDS, COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY
DAVID ELTIS, EMORY UNIVERSITY
ERIC FONER, COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY
GLENDA GILMORE, YALE UNIVERSITY
STEVEN HAHN, UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA
EVELYNN HAMMONDS, HARVARD UNIVERSITY
LINDA M. HEYWOOD, BOSTON UNIVERSITY
EVELYN BROOKS HIGGINBOTHAM, HARVARD UNIVERSITY
DARLENE CLARK HINE, NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY
THOMAS HOLT, UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO
GERALD HORNE, UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON
WALTER JOHNSON, HARVARD UNIVERSITY
PENIEL JOSEPH, TUFTS UNIVERSITY
ROBIN D.G. KELLEY, UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
JANE LANDERS, VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY
JILL LEPORE, HARVARD UNIVERSITY
INGRID MONSON, HARVARD UNIVERSITY
PHILIP MORGAN, JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY
SUSAN O’DONOVAN, UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS
ANNETTE GORDON REED, HARVARD UNIVERSITY
EVA SHEPPARD WOLF, SAN FRANCISCO STATE UNIVERSITY
JOHN STAUFFER, HARVARD UNIVERSITY
PATRICIA A. SULLIVAN, UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA
JAMES H. SWEET, UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN
JOHN THORNTON, BOSTON UNIVERSITY
STEPHEN TUCK, OXFORD UNIVERSITY
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AND
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DR. JAMES AVERHART
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STEVE BELL
TURNER GADY BLOUNT
MORGAN BOHANNON
2ND LT. SARAH BURNS
DOMINIC CHRISTINI
PASTOR MBIYU CHUI
ELIZABETH CLEMENS
JEAN CLEVELAND
CHERISSE CRUZ
ANGELA DILLARD
CHRIS DONNER
JOHN DOYLE
LAURA DUFF
NAT FAHY
BOB FERRAND
MELISSA FOSTER
ERIC GAINES
LIZA GATES
MAGGIE GATES
AMY GOSDANIAN
MATT GRESHAM
PETER HAMMER
AARON HATLEY
JON HERBERTSSON
BERNARD HICKS
LT. COL. CURTIS HILL
ODESSA HINES
FRANCIS MARION HOOPER, JR.
CRYSTAL HOWARD
CARLOS ISLAM
LINDA JOHNSON-RICE
BRENDA JONES
KIMBERLY KENDRICK
MARY KILDA
JEFF KRULIK
SCOTT MCCRARY
MICHELLE MCKINNEY
KATE MEHOK
STEPHANIE MILLIAN
LAUREN NASTASE
BOBBY O’JAY
TONY PEQUEÑO
PAIGE PLANT
NORMAN PRESTON
TODD RAGUSA
ALLEN C. RAWLS
ZOEY REED
CAPT TERRANCE J. REESE
LISA RICHARDSON
HILLARY RIDER
HARRY RUBENSTEIN
MASTER SGT. DAVID L. SCOTT
CAPT. JOSHUA SMITH
LINA STEPHENS
SGT. JENAE STINSON
JOSH SWEE
JOHNNIE THOMPKINS, JR.
LCPL ADRIAN WEEKLY
JAMES B. WILSON
ABBY WOLF
STEVEN YI
FOR KUNHARDT MCGEE
CO-PRODUCER
GEORGE KUNHARDT
TEDDY KUNHARDT
SENIOR RESEARCHER
JILL COWAN
BUSINESS AFFAIRS
MARY FARLEY
GENERAL COUNSEL
DREW PATRICK
ASSOCIATE PRODUCER
JAIME SUKONNIK
PRODUCTION ASSISTANT
MATTHEW GOLDMAN
FOR THIRTEEN
COORDINATING PRODUCER
STEPHANIE CARTER
BUDGET CONTROLLER
REKHA MENON
LEGAL
ODELL NAILS
EDITOR
MICHAEL WEINGRAD
PRODUCTION ASSISTANT
RACHEL HARTMAN
ADDITIONAL AUDIO
JON BERMAN
PUBLICITY
KELLIE SPECTER
HARRY FORBES
DONNA WILLIAMS
LINDSEY BERNSTEIN
SUNSHINE SACHS
FOR WNET
DIRECTOR PROGRAMMING OPERATIONS
JANE BUCKWALTER
EXECUTIVE IN CHARGE
STEPHEN SEGALLER
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER
JULIE ANDERSON
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